Total Bridges
14,554
Public highway bridges in Kentucky
State profile · Near median Poor share
Kentucky bridge safety
Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Kentucky, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.
- 14,554
- Public bridges
- 23.9%
- Good condition
- 7.1%
- Poor condition
Data updated May 2026
Good Condition
23.9%
3,472 bridges rated 7-9
-26.1pp vs 50% benchmark
Poor Condition
7.1%
1,027 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4
0.1pp vs national avg 7.0%
Kentucky vs national bridge condition
Kentucky - Good condition share 23.9%
National avg
Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).
Kentucky - Poor-condition share 23.5%
National avg
Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.
Condition Distribution
Counties (120)
Adair 143 Allen 88 Anderson 84 Ballard 85 Barren 147 Bath 89 Bell 205 Boone 138 Bourbon 112 Boyd 89 Boyle 89 Bracken 49 Breathitt 124 Breckinridge 91 Bullitt 99 Butler 98 Caldwell 116 Calloway 210 Campbell 131 Carlisle 75 Carroll 68 Carter 189 Casey 143 Christian 300 Clark 117 Clay 160 Clinton 41 Crittenden 89 Cumberland 93 Daviess 283 Edmonson 39 Elliott 53 Estill 56 Fayette 200 Fleming 117 Floyd 161 Franklin 117 Fulton 95 Gallatin 55 Garrard 67 Grant 79 Graves 380 Grayson 119 Green 57 Greenup 160 Hancock 70 Hardin 223 Harlan 252 Harrison 153 Hart 57 Henderson 186 Henry 94 Hickman 123 Hopkins 251 Jackson 51 Jefferson 662 Jessamine 58 Johnson 99 Kenton 142 Knott 134 Knox 127 Larue 54 Laurel 131 Lawrence 103 Lee 42 Leslie 112 Letcher 179 Lewis 149 Lincoln 136 Livingston 104 Logan 135 Lyon 78 Madison 154 Magoffin 107 Marion 149 Marshall 208 Martin 70 Mason 97 McCracken 201 McCreary 39 McLean 75 Meade 24 Menifee 49 Mercer 75 Metcalfe 78 Monroe 70 Montgomery 75 Morgan 114 Muhlenberg 153 Nelson 151 Nicholas 82 Ohio 227 Oldham 66 Owen 54 Owsley 55 Pendleton 94 Perry 176 Pike 331 Powell 110 Pulaski 182 Robertson 24 Rockcastle 87 Rowan 130 Russell 46 Scott 183 Shelby 137 Simpson 50 Spencer 58 Taylor 92 Todd 80 Trigg 109 Trimble 44 Union 127 Warren 106 Washington 104 Wayne 76 Webster 144 Whitley 149 Wolfe 77 Woodford 60
Kentucky vs nearby ranks
Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)
States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Kentucky on the same metric.
MT
Montana
6.70% top marginal rate
NY
New York
6.90% top marginal rate
KY
Kentucky
7.06% top marginal rate
NH
New Hampshire
7.08% top marginal rate
OK
Oklahoma
7.50% top marginal rate
Bridges Needing Most Attention in Kentucky
Six lowest-condition bridges in Kentucky, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.
WIDS ROAD
PoorOver: WHITE OAK CREEK
100' NE OF JCT CR 5156, Adair, KY
Built 1971 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 10
PETROLEUM RD
PoorOver: LITTLE TRAMMEL CREEK
0.2 MI. E JCT US 31E, Allen, KY
Built 1975 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 164
DEERFIELD ROAD
PoorOver: STOVALL CREEK
.7 MI W OF JCT KY 802, Ballard, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 40
KY-3042
PoorOver: DIX RVR-HERRINGTON LAKE
.05 MI EAST OF KY34, Boyle, KY
Built 1924 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 630
KY-1951
PoorOver: SNAG CREEK
2.4 MI. S.E KY 1019, Bracken, KY
Built 1988 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 36
Jones Branch
PoorOver: South Fk Quicksand Creek
100' S of KY 1098 MP 9.23, Breathitt, KY
Built 2013 Load: 0.1 t ADT: 55
All Bridges in Kentucky
CR-1004
GoodOver: FOWLERS CREEK
.7 MI N JCT US 42, Boone, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 41
KY-462
GoodOver: ROLLING FORK RIVER
.2 MI SE KY 84, Larue, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 173
KY-2564
GoodOver: Poor Frk of Cumberland
0.03 MI N of JCT US 119, Letcher, KY
Built 2017 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 135
KY-32
GoodOver: LICKING RIVER
2.2 MI SW FLEMING CO LINE, Nicholas, KY
Built 1990 Load: 35.5 t ADT: 732
KY-1105
GoodOver: HAZEL CREEK
3.0 MI NOR. OF JCT US 60, Ballard, KY
Built 1958 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 343
KY 30
GoodOver: Mid fork of KY River
250ft W of KY 3237, Breathitt, KY
Built 2015 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 1,620
McCELRATH RD
GoodOver: HOPKINS BRANCH
0.5 MI N. OF KY 1346, Calloway, KY
Built 2017 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 123
CR-1324E
GoodOver: SOLDIER FORK
15 ' NORTH JCT KY 174, Carter, KY
Built 1995 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 15
US-27
GoodOver: BR OF GRAYS RUN
.25 MI N OF S-JCT US 62, Harrison, KY
Built 1949 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 8,856
KY-3035
GoodOver: FOWLERCREEK
.1 MI. S. JCT. KY 1486, Kenton, KY
Built 1981 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 3,012
Violet Lane
GoodOver: Stinnet Creek
0.1 MI S. JCT KY-406, Leslie, KY
Built 2022 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 30
Laurel Fork Lane
GoodOver: Rockhouse Creek
0.03 M E of JCT US-421, Leslie, KY
Built 2022 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 165
Hancock Drive
GoodOver: N Fork of KY River
0.2 M W of JCT KY 588, Letcher, KY
Built 2021 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 180
Hampton Br
GoodOver: Cowan Creek
0.01 MI S of JCT KY 931, Letcher, KY
Built 2023 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 156
LAUREL CREEK
GoodOver: LAUREL FORK
3.5 MI.SOU - KY 1068, Lewis, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 142
US-60
GoodOver: MITCHELL'S BRANCH
.5 MI E JCT KY 1433, Livingston, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 2,388
KY 1984
GoodOver: Tates Creek
100' W of JCT KY169, Madison, KY
Built 2021 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 327
LOVERS LN WEST
GoodOver: BUCKHORN CREEK
.2 MI E JCT US 68, Marion, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 154
KY-3089
GoodOver: CASKEY FORK-GRASSY CREEK
0.1 MI.E.KY. 203, Morgan, KY
Built 1990 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 112
BENTON BRANCH RD
GoodOver: CANEY CREEK
.1 MI E JCT KY 191, Morgan, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 32
GLASS PIKE
GoodOver: MCCONNELL RUN
1.5 MI N. KY 32, Scott, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 188
VALLEY HILL RD
GoodOver: TRIB-CARTWRIGHT CREEK
2 MI NW JCT KY 55, Washington, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 242
Gilberts Creek Rd
GoodOver: Gilberts Creek
3.5 Miles East of US127, Anderson, KY
Built 2021 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 61
MEXICO RD
GoodOver: DRY FORK CREEK
0.5 MI W. OF KY 70, Crittenden, KY
Built 1989 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 195
KY-1120 (12TH ST)
GoodOver: CSX RR
400.FT E. RUSSELL ST., Kenton, KY
Built 2011 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 8,266
US-127
GoodOver: HANGING FORK @ HOUSTONVI
200' S - KY78, Lincoln, KY
Built 1993 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 4,623
DAUGHERTY CREEK RD
GoodOver: TRIB TO DAUGHERTY CRK
90 FT W OF LOUDEN LN, Trimble, KY
Built 2023 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 90
KY-90
GoodOver: BEAVER CREEK
1.6 MI. WEST OF JCT.KY167, Wayne, KY
Built 1985 Load: 35.7 t ADT: 9,530
PECKS RIDGE-TILTON
GoodOver: FLAT RUN CREEK
.6 MI W KY 11, Fleming, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 71
WOLF PEN RD
GoodOver: LITTLE KENTUCKY RIVER
0.6 MI N OF KY 153, Henry, KY
Built 2019 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 50
KY-70
GoodOver: JENNINGS CREEK
.40 MI S.E. OF JCT KY 291, Hopkins, KY
Built 1974 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 512
2872 DUNCANNON RD.
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
.25 MI. W OF JCT US 25, Madison, KY
Built 2007 Load: 35.8 t ADT: 9,553
BUCK HOLW RD
GoodOver: LOWER WHITE OAK CREEK
1.6 MI W - KY 7, Greenup, KY
Built 1991 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 49
GENE HUNT RD
GoodOver: TRIB. CLEAR CREEK
2.4 MI SW KY 412, Marion, KY
Built 1992 Load: 35.9 t ADT: 91
KY-74
GoodOver: CSX RAILROAD
1.8 MI WEST OF JCT KY 441, Bell, KY
Built 1984 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 783
GREGORY WOODS RD
GoodOver: PLEASANT BRANCH
AT KY 1707, Franklin, KY
Built 2022 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 113
KY-412
GoodOver: CLOYD CREEK
.20 MI WEST OF JCT KY 208, Marion, KY
Built 1971 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 151
KY-3419
GoodOver: RIGHT FRK OF PETER CREEK
.1 MI SE OF JCT KY 632, Pike, KY
Built 2011 Load: 36.0 t ADT: 895
E BRECKINRIDGE ST
GoodOver: S FORK BEARGRASS CREEK
0.15 MI E OF KY 864, Jefferson, KY
Built 2011 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 4,771
LITTLE CYPRESS RD
GoodOver: LITTLE CYPRESS CREEK
.2 MI N. US 62, Marshall, KY
Built 1992 Load: 36.1 t ADT: 408
W CENTRAL AVE
GoodOver: LITTLE HOOD CREEK
1 MI SE KY 168, Boyd, KY
Built 1991 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,754
KY-1910
GoodOver: LOWER STINSON CREEK
.1 MI N-OLD US 60 LOOP #1, Carter, KY
Built 1984 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 131
Needmore Road
GoodOver: Dry Fork
0.06 MI W of JCT KY 201, Lawrence, KY
Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 40
KY-80
GoodOver: MCINTOSH CREEK
8.89 MI NE JCT HYDEN, Leslie, KY
Built 1996 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 1,875
I 24 NC
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
WBL .60 MI W. OF KY1954 O, McCracken, KY
Built 1975 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 21,990
I-24
GoodOver: ISLAND CREEK
EBL 1.7 MI E. OF KY 994 O, McCracken, KY
Built 1975 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 21,990
PLUM RUN RD
GoodOver: PLUM RUN CREEK
2.1 MI WEST- KY 48, Nelson, KY
Built 1993 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 270
KY-948
GoodOver: WATHEN CREEK
1.0 MI SW JCT KY 130, Union, KY
Built 2000 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 70
Rice Hollow Rd
GoodOver: Beaver Creek
0.2 MI W of KY 167, Wayne, KY
Built 2012 Load: 36.2 t ADT: 40
KY-15
GoodOver: LOST CREEK
4.4 MI S OF JCT KY 476, Breathitt, KY
Built 1966 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 5,200
Showing 10,701-10,750 of 14,554 bridges
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